Change of locale won’t slow B Grimm power projects B Grimm Power Plc has confirmed that its two major power projects, with a combined generating capacity of 240 megawatts, will proceed as planned despite a change of location. President Preeyanart Soontornwata said the shifting of the project site from Ratchaburi to Samut Prakhan would not […]
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Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard High-speed airport link auction shapes up An Express train pulls into the maintenance depot of SRT Electrified Train Co (SRTET), which runs the current Airport Rail Link The terms of reference (ToR) for the 224.54-billion-baht high-speed railway linking Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports to serve the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) […]
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IHG looks east in Thailand, signs eight hotels at one go Thailand’s eastern seaboard, largely perceived as a big industrial zone barely a few years ago, is now emerging as a much-touted business, investment and tourist destination, driven by the Thai government’s strong push for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to connect with China’s One […]
Continue ReadingBTS aims to double revenue in five years BTS Group Holdings aims to more than double its annual revenue within the next five years, driven mainly by its involvement in big infrastructure projects. The company is awaiting the release of the terms of reference for high-speed and double-track rail projects planned for the Eastern Economic […]
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Airports of Thailand reveal plans to build new airports in Chiang Mai and Phuket Airports of Thailand have announced plans to build new airports in Chiang Mai and Phuket in order to meet an increase in passenger growth in the coming years. Both of the current airports in Chiang Mai and Phuket can not be […]
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Bangkok City Hall Approves 256M Baht For BTS Elevators May 24, 2018 A disabled activist Thursday welcomed City Hall’s budget approval to add more elevators to BTS Skytrain stations. After years of legal action brought by a network of advocates for commuters with disabilities, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Wednesday approved 256 million baht to […]
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Linden Comansa at the top of Bangkok Two luffing-jib cranes build the residential towers of the Iconsiam project, one of them the highest in Thailand Next to the Chao Praya River, which runs through the city of Bangkok, Iconsiam is under construction. This is a highly anticipated mixed-use project, featuring two residential towers, which are […]
Continue ReadingBangkok’s planned rail system expected to be on par with London’s by 2025 Bangkok’s first mass transit line, the Bangkok Mass Transit System or BTS, was completed in 1999 and represented the start of change in the way that Bangkok’s residents got around the downtown areas of Bangkok. The original mass transit light rail train […]
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Emerald Group says it will continue with its developments A press conference held at Dara Hotel on Saturday afternoon (May 19) was hosted by Emeral Development Group’s Sawit ‘Mai’ Ketroj Mr Sawit says, “News about Phuket Future Group Co.,Ltd. real estate projects, which is one of companies in Emerald Group located at Kalim Patong, has […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Gulf Energy plans $3.7 billion investment over six years BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s third largest power producer, Gulf Energy Development Pcl , plans to invest 120 billion baht ($3.73 billion) over the next six years to double its generating capacity by 2024, a top executive said on Friday. Gulf Energy is targetting annual revenue […]
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